nice fishing weather

Hi Folks, Guided last night on the Lamoille for some evening trout fishing.  Nice overcast conditions with the threat of rain.  There was a bit of anorthwest breeze, but it lessened towards dusk.  Water temperature was 66 degrees at 6:00pm.  Saw a good number of rising trout.  Saw a few sulphurs hatching, but the fish once again were keyed into caddis.  We swung #16 olive caddis pupa in riffles and had trout smash the fly the moment it hit the water.  The best rig of the night was a #16 olive x-caddis with an 18" caddis pupa dropper attached to the dry.  The fish ate it on the dead drift and on the swing.  Landed wild rainbows between 6" and 12" with a couple of stocked bows in the mix.  Look for Brown Drakes at dark as well as sulphers.  Don't leave home without some olive and tan caddis in your assortment of flies.  The rain was nice but we still need more.  Chased smallmouth this am and the fish were surface oriented.  Calm conditions until about 9:00am.  Did not see any on beds.  We cast surface sliders with the fly rod and small rapalas with the spin gear.  Each worked very well.  The fish were holding off points and submerged boulders.  Rock oriented.  We fished the shady areas along the shoreline.  We did not get too many strikes when casting where the sun hit the water.  It was bright pretty early this am. Caught smallies between 8" and 15".  Good jumping fish!  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy